Car Lot Canopy

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kid_stevens

kid_stevens

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I am bidding on a job for a car dealer. The NEC does not cover the canopy light area requirements that I can find. I have over 10000 sq ft to light up. The canopy is going over two major areas to protect the cars from hail and sun damage. I also have looked for parking lot areas and do not find an answer. This canopy is open on all four sides.
 
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There is no requirement for light per sq.ft. under the canopy. This is something your engineer, architect & building owner should decide. I was once given a chicken scratch plan of a bakery tenant finish. There was no electrical drawings on the plan. The GC said to wire it to code. I ended up having to fish wires down walls after the bakery people saw that no outlets were installed. :mad: Good luck. Ron
 
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If you're forced to "go with the flow", I'd load the circuits in such a way that you can double the initial installation if the owner decides that it's not enough light. And wire it with expansion in mind.

Good luck! :)
 
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